“It is my experience that marriage does not make one happier. It destroys the illusion that has been the essence of one's previous existence, that there existed something like a soul-mate. The feeling of not being understood is heightened in marriage by the fact that one's entire life beforehand had the aim of finding a being who would understand one. But isn't it better to exist without such an illusion and look this great lonely truth straight in the eye?” LooksDoeHas BeensSoulFactsFeelingsEyeExistenceFindingsIllusionUnderstoodLonelyEssenceAimMatesSoul Mate Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker
“There are limits to how much sound a cello can make. That's part of the framing of acoustical instruments. Finding what those limits might be, and then trying to suggest perhaps even the illusion of going beyond is part of that kind of effort.” TryingKindMightSoundEffortLimitsFindingsIllusionInstrumentsFraming Author:Yo-Yo Ma
“Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.” LifeTruthKnowledgeAtheismFindingsLosingIllusionSunsetWiserTruth HurtsDiscovering The TruthTruth And KnowledgeWiser You Author:Ludwig Borne
“All these years I had been sustained by an illusion-happiness through victory- and now that illusion was burned to ashes. I was no more happier, no more fullfilled, for all my achievements. Finally I saw through the clouds I saw that I had never learned how to enjoy life, only how to achieve. All my life i had been busy seeking happiness, but never finding it or sustaining it.” YearsEnjoySawsAchieveVictoryAchievementFindingsIllusionBusyCloudsSeekingBurnedAshesEnjoy LifeSustainingSeeking Happiness Author:Dan Millman
“And I find myself saying, “It wasn’t really about her.” And finding it’s true. What do you mean?” Norah asks. It was about the feeling, you know? She caused it in me, but it wasn’t about her. It was about my reaction, what I wanted to feel and then convinced myself that I felt, because I wanted it that bad. That illusion. It was love because I created it as love.” KnowsFeelsMeanFeelingsWantedAsksFeltFindingsIllusionConvincedReactions Book:Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Source: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist